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Our second Learn-To-Row class for 2008 has closed. Demand has been so great that all positions are filled. In the second half of 2008, we might be able to make other arrangements. Stay tuned. Click here for the LTR information. Juniper Rowing Club Juniper Rowing Club was established in 2002 to allow adult rowing enthusiasts to participate in rowing. We take our name from the original name of the canal we row on - Juniper Canal. Our rowers' skills run from novice to collegiate experience. Our goals are to have fun, to improve our rowing skills, and to occasionally compete. When We Row Details Our rowing season is between mid-March and mid-November. We row on public holidays. We row when it's raining. The only thing that keeps us off the water is lightning. And cold. The 2008 season has started. We start to walk down on Saturday mornings at 6:30am, and Monday and Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm. Be there 15 minutes early to get assigned to a seat. Where We Row We row on Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal in Great Bridge, Chesapeake. We meet in the parking lot of the Wachovia Bank on Battlefield Boulevard, the one that's opposite El Toro Loco Mexican Restaurant and near the Great Bridge Drawbridge. We walk from the bank's parking lot down to the dock in the Atlantic Yacht Basin. We row between the Great Bridge Locks and Centerville Waterway Drawbridge. This link shows a map of the Wachovia Bank parking lot that we start from: Yahoo Maps - Wachovia Bank parking lot. Our Equipment We have: three eights the Black Pearl - a 1998 Vespoli Millenium, purchased in 2007 the Janet Swanson - a large stable, heavy eight the Counselor '88 - a lighter eight, purchased in 2005 four fours the Eagle Dock - a light four the Loco-Motion - a Schoenbrod, a heavier, larger four the Onderdonk - a Schoenbrod, purchased in 2007 the Dixon - a Schoenbrod, donated by Hickory Crew in 2007 three doubles the Para Dos - built by Craig and Keri for the club in 2005 the Calypso II - a brand new WinTech double purchased in 2005 the Betsy - a sturdy 1990 heavyweight double, purchased in 2006 one single the Wastrel, donated in 2006. We also have access to some members' shells, and shells on loan from other clubs: This End Up - a single, built by Craig in 2005 an unnamed Little River Marine Ocean Shell - single/double, owned by Carl, purchased in 2006 and an assortment of singles Racing We are a mixed club - we do recreational rowing as well as some racing. Racing is optional. You don't have to if you don't want to. But if you are interested in racing, we compete in local races during the year: February - the HRRC Erg Pull June - Rocketts Landing Sprints, Richmond August - Botanical Gardens Sprints (we host) October - Head of the James, Richmond October - Head of the Lafayette And whatever other regattas or scrimmages we host or can attend during the year. See the Event Calendar for a list of nearby events. New Members We are always willing to accept new members. Click here for details.